Streets
Responsibilities
The Streets Division is responsible for the timely and effective maintenance and construction of the street and drainage systems to ensure safe travel and flood control for the public. In addition, the Street Division oversees maintenance contracts within the City rights-of-way.
Infrastructure Maintenance Items
- Alleys
- Drainage
- Evaluate traffic safety
- Pavement markings
- Perform traffic studies
- Sidewalks
- Signs
- Street sweeping is performed in compliance with the Storm Water Program
- Streets – concrete and asphalt
- Traffic signals
Street Light Outages
City streetlights are owned and maintained by Oncor. All outages, questions or concerns should be reported to Oncor online or at 888-313-4747.
Icy Conditions
The City does not sand residential streets. The Street Department's first priority is to sand bridges, major intersections and steep inclines on arterial streets. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is responsible for sanding the service roads, bridges and highways (I-35 and I-635).